This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lake George, New South Wales from the 6 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Lake George, New South Wales

The amazing disappearing lake

Lake George pictures

Lake George picture

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:59 – China tells Australia to expect more warship visits but insists its navy poses ‘no threat’

00:31:17 – Lake George, New South Wales

00:45:10 – Labor backs household batteries in bid to win over voters on cost-of-living and climate worries

01:09:01 - This week in Australian history 28-29 Feb and 1-6 Mar

01:23:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

China’s naval deployment should invigorate Australia’s election debate

China tells Australia to expect more warship visits but insists its navy poses 'no threat'

Australia and New Zealand working together to monitor Chinese naval presence declared 'provocative' by Coalition

Premier demands more navy ships as Chinese flotilla sails off WA

Fund home batteries if you want my vote: Spender

Labor backs household batteries in bid to win over voters on cost-of-living and climate worries

Wikipedia - Lake George, New South Wales

The amazing disappearing lake

Lake George pictures

Lake George picture

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Derrinallum, Victoria from the 27 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Recent Heritage - Mt Elephant

Forged by fire: Volcanoes in Victoria

Would the volcanoes in Victoria really ever erupt like those in Hawaii?

Australia’s volcanic history is a lot more recent than you think

Wikipedia - Newer Volcanics Province

Victoria’s volcanic history confirms the state’s Aboriginal inhabitation before 34,000 years

Wikipedia - Mount Elephant

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winchelsea, Victoria (from 1 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier, South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:04 – Croc Watch

00:15:34 – Industry backs Labor plans for ‘pseudo-nationalisation’ of Whyalla

00:35:39 – Derrinallum, Victoria

00:56:11 – ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

01:20:06 - This week in Australian history 21-27 Feb

01:27:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?

Industry backs Labor plans for 'pseudo-nationalisation' of Whyalla

How Whyalla can be upgraded to green steel and why we need to keep steel production in Australia

BlueScope Steel considers Whyalla takeover while negotiating expert advisory role

ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

ASIO boss reveals multiple nations plotted to murder critics in Australia

Recent Heritage - Mt Elephant

Forged by fire: Volcanoes in Victoria

Would the volcanoes in Victoria really ever erupt like those in Hawaii?

Australia’s volcanic history is a lot more recent than you think

Wikipedia - Newer Volcanics Province

Victoria’s volcanic history confirms the state’s Aboriginal inhabitation before 34,000 years

Wikipedia - Mount Elephant

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winchelsea, Victoria (from 1 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier, South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Birdsville, Queensland from the 20 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Climate Active - Certificaton

Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert

Wikipedia - Birdsville races

10 things to do in Birdsville

Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland

Birdsville Big Red Bash

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:33 – Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

00:28:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Birdsville, Queensland

00:52:59 – Industry minister points at big business over ‘plummeting’ research investment in Australia

01:17:31 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Feb

01:30:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches

Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia

Climate Active - Certificaton

Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert

Wikipedia - Birdsville races

10 things to do in Birdsville

Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland

Birdsville Big Red Bash

The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Boulder, Western Australia from the 13 Feb 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

WA Police historical society - 1942 Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings by Peter Skehan

The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten?

Trove - Boulder bombings

Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia

Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:41 – DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns

00:21:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Boulder, Western Australia

00:38:36 – One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns

01:01:00 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Feb

01:12:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns

China slams Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices

One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns

Climate Active - Certificaton

WA Police historical society - 1942 Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings by Peter Skehan

The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten?

Trove - Boulder bombings

Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia

Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian